In 1697 William de Vlamingh found the plate and replaced it with one of his own.

He inscibed all of Hartog's text and added:"On the 4th of February, 1697, arrived here the ship GEELVINCK, of Amsterdam; Commandant Wilhelm de Vlamingh, of Welandt; assistant, Jan van Bremen, of Copenhagen; first pilot, Michiel Bloem van Estight, of Bremen. The hooker, the NYPTANGH, Captain Gerrit Collaert, of Amsterdam, Assistant Theodorus Heermans, of the same place; first pilot, Gerrit Gerritz, of Bremen; then the galliot WESELTJE, Commander Cornelisde Vlaming, of Vlielandt; Pilot Coert Gerritz, from Bremen. Sailed from here with our fleet on the 12th, to explore the South Land, andafterwards bound for Batavia"

In 1801 Emmanuel Hamelin found Vlamingh's plate and added another of his own.

In 1818 Louis de Freycinet removed Vlamingh's plate and took it to France.

The lighthouse has been operating since 1910 however has been automated since 1917. The quarters have now been renovated however still retain some interesting early 20th century inscriptions on the walls.